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World War Two: Season 07

39 episodes · premiered Jan 6, 2024

WW II year 1945

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  1. Episode 1: Week 280 - 1945 Begins! - January 6, 1945 Jan 6, 2024 · 25m The Germans launch a new offensive, Operation Nordwind, in Alsace, even as their offensive in the Ardennes is stalled. The Allies in the west don't just have to fight these, they are also…
  2. Episode 2: Week 281 - Soviet and American Massive Attacks - WW2 - January 13, 1945 Jan 13, 2024 · 23m In the East, the Soviets launch a massive series of new offensives. In the West, Monty holds an ill-judged press conference about the Battle of the Bulge. Operation Nordwind, the German…
  3. Episode 3: Week 282 - The Red Army Overruns Poland! - WW2 - January 20, 1945 Jan 20, 2024 The huge new Soviet offensives charge ahead this week, taking Warsaw and Krakow; in the west the Battle of the Bulge is officially called over... though there is still fighting there. On…
  4. Episode 4: Week 283 - Himmler Takes Command - WW2 - January 27, 1945 Jan 27, 2024 · 27m A new German Army Group has been formed, tasked with protecting the Reich from the east and commanded by none other than Heinrich Himmler, who has never held such a command. The Soviets…
  5. Episode 5: Week 284 - Is the Red Army too Fast for It's Own Good - WW2 - February 3, 1945 Feb 3, 2024 · 26m Soviet forces have reached the old German border in force, however, logistical issues and a strong enemy presence possibly threatening their flanks means that a drive on Berlin may not be…
  6. Episode 6: Week 285 - The Battle of Manila Begins - WW2 - February 10, 1945 Feb 11, 2024 · 28m The American advance on Luzon has reached the Philippine capital, and it looks like they have a real fight on their hands with the Japanese there. There are supposed to be two new Allied…
  7. Episode 7: Week 286 - German Counterattack in Pomerania - WW2 - February 17, 1945 Feb 17, 2024 · 26m The Germans finally launch a counterattack into the Soviet flanks, but it does not go as well as was as hoped: The Siege of Budapest comes to an end, also not well for the Germans. The…
  8. Episode 8: Week 287 - Iwo Jima! - WW2 - February 24, 1945 Feb 24, 2024 · 25m This week the Battle of Iwo Jima begins and American forces raise the Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi. Elsewhere, the Allies fight the stiff Japanese defences in Manila. The Red Army…
  9. Episode 9: Week 288 - Allied Deception Surrounds Japanese in Burma - WW2 - March 02, 1945 Mar 2, 2024 · 24m Bill Slim's master plan is near fruition and the Japanese are surrounded at Meiktila in Burma. The Allies have also nearly cleared Manila on Luzon, but the fighting on Iwo Jima is just…
  10. Episode 10: Week 289 - German Blunder Hands Allies a Rhine Crossing - WW2 - March 09, 1945 Mar 9, 2024 · 27m The Allies manage to take an intact bridge over the mighty Rhine at Remagen, a major piece of luck; the Germans launch a new offensive in Hungary, and the Allies end one in Italy. Over in…
  11. Episode 11: Week 290 - Smiling Albert Takes Command - WW2 - March 16, 1945 Mar 16, 2024 · 26m After the Allies took a Rhine Bridge last week, Adolf Hitler has again shuffled his commanders, moving Kesselring to the west. Meanwhile, the German offensive in Hungary comes to its end…
  12. Episode 12: Week 291 - Chiang versus Mountbatten - WW2 - March 23, 1945 Mar 23, 2024 · 25m Chiang Kai-Shek is demanding his Chinese troops back from Burma, but this doesn't fit well with Mountbatten's plans for the region. In Burma, Bill Slim's forces liberate Mandalay this week…
  13. Episode 13: Week 292 - Allies Charge Forward from the Rhine! - WW2 - March 30, 1945 Mar 30, 2024 · 28m All along the Western Front the Allies break out in force, invading German territory and receiving German surrenders by the thousands. In the east, the Soviets take Danzig and Gdynia, and…
  14. Episode 14: Week 293 - The Battle of Okinawa Begins - WW2 - April 06, 1945 Apr 6, 2024 · 28m It's the next step toward invading Japan's Home Islands- invading Okinawa, and it begins April 1st. Advances are easy by land, but at sea the kamikaze menace is in full swing. In Burma…
  15. Episode 15: Week 294 - Soviets Take Vienna and Königsberg - WW2 - April 13, 1945 Apr 13, 2024 · 28m The prizes of Vienna and Königsberg fall to the Soviets as they continue what seems an inexorable advance. In the West the Allies advance to the Elbe River, but there they are stopped by…
  16. Episode 16: Week 294B - Soviet Berlin Offensive Begins - WW2 - April 16, 1945 Apr 16, 2024 · 16m The final Soviet assault on Berlin begins today. The Soviets have two million men supported by tens of thousands of guns, tanks, and aircraft. Opposite them stand millions of men and boys…
  17. Episode 17: Week 295 - 300,000 Germans Surrender in the Ruhr - WW2 - April 20, 1945 Apr 20, 2024 · 29m The Soviet drive on Berlin continues, but it is now very much a race between the forces of Georgy Zhukov and those of Ivan Konev. In the west, over 300,000 Germans surrender to the Allies…
  18. Episode 18: Week 296 - The Battle of Berlin! - WW2 - April 27, 1945 Apr 27, 2024 · 27m The Battle for the German capital rages on all week, as the Soviets get ever closer to the Reich Chancellery, under which lies Hitler's bunker. Berlin is surrounded, but can it be…
  19. Episode 19: Week 296B - The Death of Adolf Hitler - WW2 - April 30, 1945 Apr 30, 2024 · 34m Europe is broken, its cities in ruins and millions have died in war and genocide. The world has risen against the Nazi threat, and now the Nazi leader cowers in bunker under Berlin - this…
  20. Episode 20: Week 297 - Allied Victory in Berlin, Italy, and Burma! - WW2 - May 4, 1945 May 4, 2024 · 43m So much goes on this week, and this is the longest episode of the war by like 15 minutes. But there's so much to cover! The Battle of Berlin ends; the war in Italy ends; the war in Burma…
  21. Episode 21: 297B - Germans and Americans fighting side by side! - WW2 - May 5, 1945 May 5, 2024 · 13m I don't want to give too much away about this extra regular episode here in the description, but it's true- German and American soldiers fought side by side in the waning days of the…
  22. Episode 22: Week 298 - Germany Surrenders! - WW2 - May 11, 1945 May 11, 2024 · 29m Germany signs not one, but two unconditional surrenders and the war in Europe is officially over... although that does not mean that all the fighting in Europe is, for there is fighting…
  23. Episode 23: Week 299 - Kamikazes versus Admirals! - WW2 - May 18, 1945 May 18, 2024 · 27m The kamikaze menace continues unabated, with suicide flyers hitting not one but two Admirals's flagships. There's plenty of fighting on land, though, as the Americans advance on Okinawa…
  24. Episode 24: Week 300 - The Last Battles in Europe - WW2 - May 25, 1945 May 25, 2024 · 23m This week, the fighting in Europe finally comes to an end and the Allies round up more leading Nazis including Heinrich Himmler and Karl Doenitz. In Asia, the fighting continues on Okinawa…
  25. Episode 25: Week 301 - Japan vows to fight to the end! - WW2 - June 1, 1945 Jun 1, 2024 · 19m This week President Truman and his aides meet to discuss the use of the atomic bomb. In Japan, the imperial government vows to fight on even as Yokohama is turned to ash by firebombing. On…
  26. Episode 26: Week 302 - Operation Downfall: 2 Million Men to Invade Japan - WW2 - June 8, 1945 Jun 8, 2024 · 24m The plans to invade the Japanese Home Islands in the fall grow ever more concrete, with the main issue being not just how to transport men by the millions around the world, but where to…
  27. Episode 27: Week 303 - Mao Tightens His Grip - WW2 - June 15, 1945 Jun 15, 2024 · 25m After several weeks of the Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong's power has consolidated to the point that it is absolute. All pledge loyalty Mao, and his infallibility…
  28. Episode 28: Week 304 - Okinawa Ends - WW2 - June 22, 1945 Jun 22, 2024 · 21m Mitsuru Ushijima's forces are defeated and the Battle of Okinawa is officially over. However, since most of the Japanese fought to the death, victory comes at a bloody cost- over 50,000 US…
  29. Episode 29: Week 305 - Operation Olympic - 100,000 US casualties in 60 days? - WW2 - June 29, 1945 Jun 29, 2024 · 17m The casualty projections for the planned November invasion of Kyushu, Japan are in... or are they? They might have been 'massaged' a little to sell the operation more easily. The fight in…
  30. Episode 30: Week 306 - Aussies Land on Borneo - WW2 - July 6, 1945 Jul 6, 2024 · 20m Australian forces land at Balikpapan to hopefully secure the oil facilities there; In Burma, the Japanese try a diversion to allow some troops to escape the country, but the timing is not…
  31. Episode 31: Week 307 - Japan's New Defense plan, 100 million dead - WW2 - July 13, 1945 Jul 13, 2024 · 22m Japan is aware that soon enough the Allies will invade the Home Islands, and they will mobilize absolutely everything and everyone they can for their defense plan, "The Glorious Death of…
  32. Episode 32: Week 308 - The Atomic Age Begins! - WW2 - July 20, 1945 Jul 20, 2024 · 17m This week the Americans explode a nuclear bomb at the Trinity Test in New Mexico. The plan is to possibly use more such bombs against targets in Japan. US President Harry Truman is…
  33. Episode 33: Week 309 - Allies Issue Potsdam Declaration - WW2 - July 27, 1945 Jul 27, 2024 · 22m China, Britain, and the US issue a Declaration demanding Japan's unconditional surrender, and promising complete destruction if this does not happen and happen soon. The plan is to for the…
  34. Episode 34: Week 310 - Mokusatsu! - WW2 - August 3, 1945 Aug 3, 2024 · 21m The Japanese reaction to the Allied ultimatum for unconditional surrender is... mokusatsu. This can be translated several ways, but all involve not giving a response. Meanwhile, materials…
  35. Episode 35: Week 311 - The US drops two atomic bombs on Japan - WW2 - August 10, 1945 Aug 10, 2024 · 22m This week atomic bombs are for the first time in history dropped on cities- Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The bombs kill over 100,000 people and flatten large parts of the urban area…
  36. Episode 36: Week 312 - Hirohito Announces Surrender - War Continous - WW2 - August 17, 1945 Aug 17, 2024 · 23m Hirohito broadcasts Japan's surrender to the world- despite an attempted to coup to prevent it from happening, and much of the world celebrates, but the war isn't really over. The Soviets…
  37. Episode 37: Week 313 - Soviet Victory in Manchuria - WW2 - August 24, 1945 Aug 24, 2024 · 16m The Soviet Red Army completes its conquest of Manchuria and the northern half of Korea this week, although Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender already last week. Behind…
  38. Episode 38: Week 314 - Can Chiang and Mao Unite China? - WW2 - August 31, 1945 Aug 31, 2024 · 17m Mao Zedong takes his first ever journey by plane to go and meet with Chiang Kai-Shek. They begin what will be several weeks of talks and negotiations. However, Chiang is not aware that…
  39. Episode 39: Week 314B - The End of World War Two - WW2 - September 2, 1945 Sep 2, 2024 · 22m The Japanese sign the official document of surrender and the Second World War is over. There are still some Japanese garrisons yet to surrender, but they begin doing so one after the…